does anyone know if my g4 dual 1.0 with 2gb of ram will run final cut studio 2?
it says it need a 1.25g4 processor (single) so will mine work?

xstep

07-18-2007 02:10 AM

Apple has in the past restricted what machines can run certain software. So the trick is to find out if they have done that with the applicaitons you want to use. I'd go to the Apple forums to see what people have done.

My experience was with Aperture which I found a hack to fix it to run on my tower. I believe Motion had a similar restiction.

EDIT-XTREEM

07-19-2007 10:09 AM

Here are the system requirements from Apple's Final Cut Studio 2 Page:

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Final Cut Studio 2. System Requirements.
Minimum Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications
A
Macintosh computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor
1GB of RAM
An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later
QuickTime 7.1.6 or later
A DVD drive for installation

Application-Specific Requirements
Final Cut Studio
Capturing HD resolution video using the ProRes 422 format requires a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor or a G5 Quad computer and a qualified third-party capture card.
AVCHD support is supported only with a Mac Pro with an Intel Xeon processor.
DVD-based AVCHD camcorders are not supported in Mac OS X v10.4 or earlier.

DVD Studio Pro
For playback of DVD Studio Pro 4-authored HD DVDs: a Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
For writing finished projects to disc: an Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder
For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media
For transporting HD projects to a replicator: an external drive or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image
For transporting SD projects that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: a DLT drive, external drive, or Internet transfer of the project’s disk image

Soundtrack Pro
For 5.1 surround monitoring of multichannel audio content: an audio interface with a minimum of six outputs
For multitrack recording: an audio interface with multiple inputs

Recommended Configurations
The following are recommended for all applications: